# Psalm 91 📖: Under His Wings [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 90]] | [[Psalm 92]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) [[#Verse 01.]] As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, and resides in the protective shadow of the Sovereign One— [[#Verse 02.]] I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust— [[#Verse 03.]] he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague. [[#Verse 04.]] He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall. [[#Verse 05.]] You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day, [[#Verse 06.]] the plague that stalks in the darkness, or the disease that ravages at noon. [[#Verse 07.]] Though a thousand may fall beside you, and a multitude on your right side, it will not reach you. [[#Verse 08.]] Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes— you will see the wicked paid back. [[#Verse 09.]] For you have taken refuge in the Lord, my shelter, the Most High. [[#Verse 10.]] No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home. [[#Verse 11.]] For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do. [[#Verse 12.]] They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone. [[#Verse 13.]] You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent. [[#Verse 14.]] The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me. [[#Verse 15.]] When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor. [[#Verse 16.]] I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.” ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Psalm 91 has no heading, so its author is not named. The Greek Septuagint attributes it to David. 2. Four names of God appear in 91:1-2: Most High (*Elyon*), Almighty (*Shaddai*), Lord (*Yahweh*), and God (*Elohim*). 3. Satan quotes 91:11-12 when he tempts Jesus to throw Himself from the temple (Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:10-11). 4. Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy 6:16, "Do not put the Lord your God to the test." 5. The image of sheltering under wings (91:4) may refer to a mother bird or to the cherubim's wings over the ark. 6. Terror by night, arrows by day, pestilence, and plague (91:5-6) cover every kind of danger at every hour. 7. Verse 13 describes treading on lion and cobra, which Jesus echoes in Luke 10:19. 8. In verses 14-16 the speaker changes, and God Himself speaks His promises. 9. Jewish tradition has long used Psalm 91 as a prayer for protection, including at bedtime. 10. The promise of long life (91:16) is the Old Testament's way of describing a full and blessed life. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the Son who trusted the Father perfectly. Satan quoted 91:11-12 to tempt Jesus, but Jesus refused to test God (Matthew 4:5-7). He walked the path of trust all the way to the cross, and the Father raised Him up (Philippians 2:8-9). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. The psalm uses four names for God in the first two verses (91:1-2). Which name speaks most to you today, and why? 2. God's protection is described as wings and feathers (91:4). How does that image shape the way you think about His care? 3. Satan twisted 91:11-12 to tempt Jesus. How can we guard against misusing God's promises? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 1: The one who lives in the shelter of the Most High finds rest in the shadow of the Almighty. - 📖 verse 4: He will cover you with His wings, and His faithfulness is a shield. - 📖 verses 14-16: God promises to rescue, protect, answer, and satisfy the one who loves Him. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[Matthew 04#Verse 05.|Matthew 4:5-7]] - Satan misuses Psalm 91 to tempt Jesus. - 🔗 [[Deuteronomy 32#Verse 11.|Deuteronomy 32:11]] - Like an eagle spreading its wings over its young. - 🔗 [[Luke 10#Verse 19.|Luke 10:19]] - Authority to trample snakes and scorpions. - 🔗 [[Matthew 23#Verse 37.|Matthew 23:37]] - Jesus longs to gather His people like a hen gathers chicks. - 🔗 [[Romans 08#Verse 31.|Romans 8:31-39]] - Nothing can separate us from God's love. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 91- SOAP|Living in the Awareness of God’s Presence]] ## 📂 Internal Notes